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It seems like chartered accountants (CA) have a special quality about them that fascinates MBA admission officers (Benefits of MBA abroad after CA). We published this story about a CA who overcame a 580 GMAT to get admits and scholarships. And others where a CA got into ISB with a full scholarship and a CA … Read more
What makes a student graduate school ready? Is it the number of years they have spent gearing up for a successful promotion from a bachelor’s to a master’s? Or, is it the knowledge and substantive education received until then? This time vs knowledge debate often becomes a subject of contention for international students applying to … Read more
Like most sailors, Ajinkya Lele got to see the most spectacular sunsets and uninterrupted horizons during his career in the merchant navy. After enjoying a few thousand of those, it occurred to him that he needed to accomplish much more in life, before the sun sets on his career. That’s when he seriously started thinking … Read more
We have all heard the tale of a statistician who drowned while crossing a river that was, on average, only three feet deep. That, as they say, is the fallacy of averages.
At Menlo Coaching, we really like Tuck because its tightly-knit community helps students, alumni, and faculty to make lifelong connections. Community is, to quote Executive Director of Admissions Luke Anthony Peña: “The asset that appreciates in value over time.” Want to know what Tuck is looking for in applicants? Watch the interview with Luke Anthony … Read more
It is unusual for executive MBA programs in India and abroad to offer scholarships. This is primarily because Executive MBA programs are targetted at working professionals, and in many cases the MBA is sponsored by their employers. For these reasons, a self-funded EMBA can become very expensive for the student. This is what makes this … Read more
Many MBA graduates from Indian business schools work with us for their second MBA. Not all are able to leave a well-paying career to join a full-time MBA all over again. More so when they have over 10 years of experience and in a good, stable career in Sales and Marketing with one of the … Read more
Many MBA applicants from India think that crossing the 700 score mark on the GMAT is the only way to get into a good business school, and have any remote chance of getting a scholarship. Oil and Gas professional, Ekta Kulhare, took the GMAT twice but wasn’t able to get a high score. She decided … Read more
Is an MBA after MBBS + MD + DNB (Neurology) worth it? What if you have an MD in a highly specialized area such as neurology? How does one tackle the usual issue of low GMAT score, and the unusual issue of higher age? Dr Sweta Adatia pondered over all these questions. Apart from her … Read more
First question to ask yourself, what do you understand by extracurricular activities? Second, how do you interpret those activities in terms of expectations for your MBA applications?
With his investing experience and understanding of finance, Viraj (name changed) was clear that he wanted RoI from his MBA investment. He kept in mind not just the monetary investment, but also his time. And the RoI from the Cornell One-year MBA offered by an ivy league university is quite high compared to the more … Read more
Ishan Kawley has an engineering degree in Electrical & Electronics and works in finance. He explains the steps he took to overcome his below average GPA. And how his experience with bulge bracket banks such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase helped. He also explains why he chose to hire an MBA consultant, though he’s … Read more